Fall is settling into the Lakes Region, and there’s so much to enjoy! 🍁🎃 From corn mazes and harvest festivals to local dining, live entertainment, outdoor adventures, and family fun, we’ve rounded up some of the best ways to soak up the season this week.
September 21st - September 27th 2026
🎨💧 Discover the Art of Watercolor!
Whether you’re an artist yourself or simply curious about the creative process, head to the Lakes Region Art Gallery for this month’s Art Talk featuring watercolor artist Gail Brunt! 🖌️✨
Watercolor may have a reputation for being unpredictable, but that’s part of its magic. During this relaxed and informal presentation, Gail will demonstrate some of the surprising things watercolor can do while sharing techniques, observations, and examples from her own work—from detailed realism to simply letting the paint flow. 🎨💙
📍 Lakes Region Art Gallery | Tilton, NH
🗓️ Monday, September 21
⏰ 6:00–8:00 PM
🎨 Presenter: Gail Brunt
🎟️ FREE & open to everyone
No art experience required! Come listen, ask questions, connect with fellow art lovers, and discover a few of watercolor’s many possibilities. 🖌️🎨✨
For More Information ⟶ https://www.lakesregion.org/event/art-talk-at-the-lakes-region-art-gallery-tilton-nh-2/2026-09-21/
🐦🎨 A Little Creativity for the Birds!
Bring the kids to the Laconia Public Library for a fun, hands-on family craft! Young artists will get to paint their very own flower-shaped birdfeeder to take home and hang outside. 🌸🐦✨
📍 Laconia Public Library
🗓️ Tuesday, September 22
⏰ 5:30–6:30 PM
👧🧒 Ages 6–11
🎟️ FREE
🎨 All supplies provided
Just bring your creativity and get ready for an evening of painting, crafting, and a little backyard birdwatching inspiration! 🖌️🌿🐦💛
For More Information ⟶ https://www.laconiadailysun.com/site/calendar.html/#/details/family-craft-paint-your-own-birdfeeder/19425837/2026-09-22T17
🚢🎭 Dinner, a Show & a Sunset Cruise on Lake Winnipesaukee!
The Great Winnipesaukee Steamboat Race & Musical Talent Contest is setting sail aboard the M/S Mount Washington! After a sold-out voyage in 2025, the Winni Players are bringing this delightfully zany Lakes Region musical comedy back for another round—this time performed right on the Big Lake. 🎶🌅
Expect plenty of laughs, local flair, music, and a little old-fashioned melodrama as you cruise Lake Winnipesaukee for a one-of-a-kind night out!
📍 M/S Mount Washington | Weirs Beach, Laconia
🗓️ September 23, 24 & 25 + September 30, October 1 & 2
🚢 Ship Departs: 6:00 PM
🎭 Show Begins: 6:30 PM
🌙 Returns: 9:00 PM
🍽️ Dinner + Show and Show-Only tickets available
Come for the sunset views, stay for the comedy, and experience a longtime local favorite in a whole new way! 🚢🎭🎶✨
For More Information ⟶ https://www.lakesregion.org/event/the-great-winnipesaukee-steamboat-race-musical-talent-contest-m-s-mount-washington/2026-09-23/
🍷🇮🇹 A Taste of La Dolce Vita Awaits!
Transport yourself to Italy for an elegant evening of incredible wine, thoughtfully prepared cuisine, and good company at An Evening of Dolce Vita at the Van Horn Estate. ✨
From Lombardy and Piedmont to Tuscany and the Adriatic, each course will take you on a journey through Italy, beautifully paired with selections from Dolce Vita Wines. 🍇🍽️
📍 Van Horn Estate | Holderness, NH
🗓️ Thursday, September 24
⏰ 6:00–9:00 PM
🍷 Multi-course Wine Pairing Dinner
🎟️ $125 per person
📞 Reservations required | (603) 968-3348
Limited seating is available, so gather your favorite dinner companion, raise a glass, and savor a little taste of la dolce vita right here in the Lakes Region. 🇮🇹🥂✨
For More Information ⟶ https://www.lakesregion.org/event/an-evening-of-dolce-vita-wine-paring-dinner-at-the-van-horn-estate-holderness-nh/
👻🌊 Dark Water. Cold Drinks. Unsolved Mysteries.
Think Lake Winnipesaukee is all beautiful sunsets and peaceful cruises? This fall, discover its darker side aboard Haunted Winnipesaukee on the newly restored Winnipesaukee Belle. 🌙🚢
Set sail from Meredith for a 90-minute evening cruise filled with eerie local legends, bizarre history, and ghost stories inspired by the darker tales of the Lakes Region—all brought to life by a live Ghost Host. 👻
📍 Meredith Town Docks | Meredith, NH
🗓️ Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays | September 24–October 24
⏰ September 25 | 6:30–8:00 PM
🎟️ Adults $60 | Children 4–12 $50 | Under 4 FREE
🍰 Seasonal desserts included
🍸 Beer, wine & specialty cocktails available for purchase
Between stories, enjoy dessert, grab a sinister cocktail featuring spirits from Tamworth Distillery, and take in Lake Winnipesaukee after dark. 🍂🌑
If you like your fall nights with a little mystery, this might just be the cruise for you. 👻🚢✨
For More Information ⟶ https://cruisenh.com/pages/haunted-winnipesaukee
🐾🦸 Calling All Heroes—Two Legs & Four!
Lace up your sneakers, grab your cape, and get ready to make a difference at the Be A Hero 5K Run/Walk at Castle in the Clouds! 🏃♀️🐶✨
Run, walk, or take your time enjoying the beautiful scenery—every step helps the New Hampshire Humane Society provide care, shelter, and second chances to pets in need throughout our community. ❤️🐾
📍 Castle in the Clouds
🗓️ Saturday, September 26
🕗 Registration Opens: 8:00 AM
🏁 Race Begins: 8:30 AM
🐶 Benefitting NH Humane Society
And don’t forget your superhero gear! 🦸♀️🦸♂️ Come dressed as your favorite hero—or create one of your own—for a morning filled with community spirit, beautiful fall scenery, and plenty of wagging tails.
Because helping animals in need? That’s a pretty great superpower. 🐾💙✨
For More Information ⟶ https://www.lakesregion.org/event/be-a-hero-5k-run-walk-to-benefit-nh-humane-society-at-castle-in-the-clouds-moultonborough-nh/
🍎🍂 Celebrate the Season at Prescott Farm!
Fall is in full swing, and one of the Lakes Region’s favorite autumn traditions is back! Join Prescott Farm for its 15th Annual Harvest Festival, a day filled with classic fall fun for the whole family. 🎃🌾
🍁 Wagon Rides
🍎 Apple Cider Pressing
🎨 Crafts + Face Painting
🌾 Hay Jump + Field Games
🎶 Live Music
🍴 Food Trucks
🧶 Fiber Artist Demonstrations
From tractor-drawn wagon rides and apple cider pressing to a hay jump, field games, natural crafts, face painting, live music, and more, there’s plenty to explore throughout the day! 🚜🍎🎶
📍 Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center
🗓️ Saturday, September 26
⏰ 10:00 AM–3:00 PM
🎟️ FREE Admission
You can also explore Prescott Farm’s beautiful trails, gardens, and natural PlayScape while you’re there. Grab the family and spend a crisp September day celebrating everything we love about fall in New Hampshire! 🍁🚜🧡✨
For More Information ⟶ https://www.lakesregion.org/event/annual-harvest-festival-prescott-farm-environmental-education-center-laconia-nh/
🌽🍎 Fall Fun is in Full Swing at Beans & Greens!
The 2026 Corn Maze is officially open at Beans & Greens Farm, and there’s plenty more than just the maze! Spend a crisp fall day getting lost in the corn, hopping on a hayride, launching apples from the apple cannons, and enjoying all the farm has to offer. 🍂🚜
📍 Beans & Greens Farm | Gilford, NH
🌽 Corn Maze: Daily | 9:00 AM–5:00 PM | $9
🚜 Hayrides: Sat. & Sun. | 11:00 AM–2:00 PM | $8
🍎 Apple Cannons: Sat. & Sun. | 10:00 AM–3:00 PM | $10/bucket
🎟️ Corn Maze + Hayride Combo: $15
👶 Children under 3 FREE
Want the full experience? The $30 Fun on the Farm package includes the corn maze, hayride, Fun Park entry for kids (or a $7 Biergarten coupon for adults), plus a bag of apples for the apple cannon! 🎃🍎
Grab the family and make a day of classic New Hampshire fall fun at the farm! 🌽🍁🚜✨
For More Information ⟶ https://www.lakesregion.org/event/fall-fun-on-the-farm-beans-and-greens-farm-gilford-nh/2026-09-27/
There’s no shortage of ways to get out and enjoy the Lakes Region this week. We hope this guide helps you make the most of it while supporting the amazing local businesses and events that make our community so special.
